D.C. Police Chief Pamela Smith faces social media mockery after appearing confused by reporter's question about chain of command following Trump's federalization of department.

Washington, DC, Police Chief Pamela Smith signed an executive order Thursday allowing DC police officers to share information about people not in their custody with federal immigration enforcement agencies such as ICE — as President Donald Trump continues his federal takeover of law enforcement in the nation’s capital and crackdown on illegal immigration.

D.C. police officers can assist federal immigration agencies in limited circumstances following an Executive Order issued by Police Chief Pamela Smith on Thursday.

An executive order issued Aug. 14 reverses a long-standing policy prohibiting local officers from assisting ICE agents.

The viral video showed Pamela Smith saying 'What does that mean' to reporter when she was asked about 'chain of command'

Attorney General Pam Bondi on Thursday tapped the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) chief to serve as Washington’s “emergency police commissioner,” a move to wrest power from the district’s current police chief amid the Trump administration’s law enforcement takeover.

DC Metropolitan Police Chief Pamela Smith issued an order giving cops the authority to notify Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) about potential illegal immigrants not in MPD custody.